The answer is 1: That is the best chocolate cake I have ever tasted.
A superlative adjective expresses the greatest amount or degree that a given descriptor can sustain. It usually is differentiated from a comparative adjective which only expresses a relative degree of a descriptor between two or more things. A superlative is then an absolute entity that expresses the greatest possible quality. In the answer above, the chocolate cake is the BEST cake, meaning there is no better cake.
The author used the phrases "Instead of" and "I would" to show what people should be doing regarding politics. I may be wrong, but I hope this helps :)
