Context: BEREA , Ohio -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain began playing down expectations for Friday night \'s first general election debate , saying Democratic rival Barack Obama is " very , very good . " As he met with voters and campaign volunteers at Baldwin Wallace College , McCain played up the importance of Ohio and noted Obama \'s " eloquence . " " All of you know the history lesson that the last person who succeeded in becoming president of the United States without winning the state of Ohio was Jack Kennedy , \'\' McCain said . " And that \'s been a long time .
Question: Why did McCain praise Obama 's performance and admit that he might win ?
Option 0: McCain was n't one to bolster his own sense of self assuredness any more than necessary
Option 1: He was being sarcastic and still felt that he would be the one to win the election
Option 2: He was bitter and resentful and was saying these things in a form of complaint
Option 3: He was doing this in an attempt to gain sympathy so that more people would vote for him
Answer: 0