Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Q: Statement: His most recent gambit--criticizing the president for proposing excessive cuts in Medicare managed-care fees--was an attempt to outflank Clinton on the left . It's clear that Lott is not the fellow to address the GOP's problem of intellectual bankruptcy. Choices: 1. Lott is hated by Republicans. 2. Lott is not liked be Democrats. 3. Lott should take on Clinton.
A:
2