See the multi-choice question below:

Sentence 1: Three years into his term he dropped his strident opposition to gun control when the position began hurting his poll numbers.

Sentence 2: He dropped his position on gun control when it began to hurt his number of supporters.

If the first sentence is true, then is the second sentence true?
(i) yes (ii) it is not possible to tell (iii) no
(i)