It’s up to Garvey, whether to take the ‘high road’ or whether to show pretty much ANY inner city in California and say something to the effect “this will come to your neighborhood too”.
So, he can “Lose with Dignity”, which NeverTrumpers prefer, BY DEFINITION, or he can actually try to win.
His choice.
He could be Ronald Reagan and he’ll still get only 46% of the vote.