Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: Shame on lesser candidates who demand that he choose sides on the difficult issues of the day. Choices: 1. Some candidates want him to be involved in the difficult issues of the day. 2. The other candidates are not as popular as he is. 3. All the candidates are of the same level.

2