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: Despite its tactics, the National Party is slipping in opinion polls. Choices: 1. Regardless of the National Party's effort, opinion polls show them losing ground. 2. Opinion polls clearly give the National Party the lead.  3.  The National Party's tactics are the reason for their unpopularity. 

3