How similar are the following two sentences?

"We believe that it is not necessary to have a divisive confirmation fight over a Supreme Court appointment," Daschle wrote.
"We believe that it is not necessary to have a divisive confirmation fight," Daschle of South Dakota wrote the Republican president.

Give the answer on a scale from 0 - 5, where 0 is "not similar at all" and 5 is "means the same thing".
4