Patrick, Michelle Obama speak to women

Michelle Obama and Deval Patrick double-teamed an audience of women today, reaching out to supporters of Hillary Clinton.

"It's time for the leaders of this country not only to champion these causes, but to fight for the issues every single day," Obama told about 1,000 people at the National Partnership for Women and Families' annual luncheon in Washington, according to the Associated Press.

She said the group's work "is a cause that I carry deep in my heart. It's a cause that I have championed and will continue to champion no matter what the outcome of this election."

The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, she has been on a media blitz this week.

Patrick, the Massachusetts governor and one of Obama's top surrogates, called her "a force of nature." “I’m so proud of you, I can’t stand it," he said, according to NBC News.  

Patrick, who received an award at the luncheon, appealed to former Clinton supporters, some of whom he acknowledged have “deep frustration” that she lost. "Nothing ended this month,” he said, according to NBC. “And nothing will unless we come together.”