Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s speech Monday to assembled pledged delegates and supporters provoked some loud dissent — but for the complete opposite reason Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was booed at the Republican Convention last Wednesday.

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“Brothers and sisters, this is the real world that we live in,” he said, speaking about the real implications of both candidates.

Even in defeat, Sanders continues to be the likable, principled man in the room. Perhaps Sen. Cruz should take note.

“We have got to elect Hillary Clinton president,” he said.

The speech was met with boos and jeers from his die-hard supporters, who are resisting getting aboard the big-business, big-special interests Clinton train.

But despite his differences with Clinton, despite her apparent collusion to work with allegedly neutral party officials to rig the contest against him, and despite his unfair treatment from Clinton allies in the media — Sanders chose to put his party above himself.

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That is a far cry from Cruz’s refusal to endorse his party’s nominee during last week’s RNC. Citing personal animosity, Cruz first declined to endorse Trump, then hammered the mogul after being harangued in the media himself.

Sanders was booed by die-hard supporters who didn’t want him to admit their fight was all over. Cruz was booed for putting himself above his party.

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Sanders gave his supporters the opening Clinton needs to win many of them over, by unapologetically putting aside his legitimate complaints in favor of party unity.

He used the resignation of Debbie Wasserman Shultz to inspire his supporters to believe their mistreatment would change the Democratic Party.

“Her resignation opens up the possibility of new leadership at the top of the Democratic Party that will stand with working people, and that will open the doors of the party to those people who want real change,” he said.

Even in defeat, Sanders continues to be the likable, principled man in the room. Perhaps Sen. Cruz should take note.