text-nli: Output if sentence 2 Entails statement 1 or is Neutral - 
sentence 1: The 1996 near miss allows them to ignore the uglier facts of 2000: that Lamar faces a stronger field and has lower poll numbers.
sentence 2: Lamar faces a stronger field and has lower poll numbers; the 1996 near miss allows them to ignore such ugly facts of 2000.
<text> ENTAILMENT
The 1996 near miss allows them to ignore the uglier facts of 2000: that Lamar faces a stronger field and has lower poll numbers.
Lamar faces a stronger field and has lower poll numbers; the 1996 near miss allows them to ignore such ugly facts of 2000.