Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Leslie always had much more of a fun time than Brett because _ was a very negative person.

Choice 1: Leslie always had much more of a fun time than Brett because Leslie was a very negative person.
Choice 2: Leslie always had much more of a fun time than Brett because Brett was a very negative person.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.