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Meet Obama's Shadow

Reggie Love takes care of candidate's every need

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted May 27, 2008 8:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – Reggie Love is rarely more than a body length away from Barack Obama, but the ever-present aide isn’t a body guard or a strategist—heck, the 26-year-old doesn’t even have a job description. “It was just like, ‘You just go out there and… Take. Care. Of. Stuff,’” Love tells the New York Times. Love is a “body man,” charged with meeting the senator’s every personal need.

So Love has become an expert on Obama’s favorite foods, a constant source of pens, protein bars, and Nicorette, and a morning workout companion. The two play basketball every primary day, something Love, who played football and basketball for Duke, is well qualified for. “There’s no doubt that Reggie is cooler than I am,” Obama says. “I am living vicariously through Reggie.”

Barack Obama arrives at the First Baptist Church, in Columbia, SC, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007. Immediately behind him stands Reggie Love, the man who anticipates all the senator's needs.
Barack Obama arrives at the First Baptist Church, in Columbia, SC, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007. Immediately behind him stands Reggie Love, the man who anticipates all the senator's needs.   (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)
David McClure #14 and Reggie Love #30 of the Duke Blue Devils cheer during their semi-final ACC Tournament game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack, March 12, 2005.
David McClure #14 and Reggie Love #30 of the Duke Blue Devils cheer during their semi-final ACC Tournament game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack, March 12, 2005.   (Getty Images)
Barack Obama hands over a statue offered by a supporter to his assistant Reggie Love during a town hall meeting in San Antonio, Texas, March 3, 2008.
Barack Obama hands over a statue offered by a supporter to his assistant Reggie Love during a town hall meeting in San Antonio, Texas, March 3, 2008.   (AFP/Getty Images)
Reggie Love of the Duke Blue Devils holds the ball during the college basketball game against the Kentucky Wildcats in this 2001 file photo. Love and Barack Obama play basketball every primary day.
Reggie Love of the Duke Blue Devils holds the ball during the college basketball game against the Kentucky Wildcats in this 2001 file photo. Love and Barack Obama play basketball every primary day.   (Getty Images)
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