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breathless “mastermind” headline not matched by the email, yet the story has been shotgunned all over the interwebs.

The email was about her primary win.
Podesta gave thousands to VoteVets PAC and that’s about it.

see here: https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/33260 (I modified the email to remove the hotlinks)

From:info|votevets.org
To: john.podesta|gmail.com
Date: 2012-08-12 11:29
Subject: BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard Wins in Hawaii!

Dear John,

This morning, we are one step closer to making history.
In Hawaii, VoteVets PAC-endorsed Iraq veteran Tulsi Gabbard has won her primary,
in a stunning come-from-behind victory.
If she wins in November, she along with Tammy Duckworth (who we also feel very good about),
would be the first female combat veteran ever elected to Congress in United States history!

This is happening because of you.Your tens of thousands of dollars in donations for Tulsi’s campaign,
through VoteVets PAC, allowed her to run a first-rate effort.

Also, because of your support, VoteVets Action Fund was able to spread Tulsi’s amazing bio,
through television ads, mailers, and phone calls. In fact, at the beginning of the race,
Tulsi trailed by over 65 points.

Once our ads ran for five weeks, she pulled into a dead heat,
because the people of the district were as impressed with her as we were.
VoteVets Action Fund was the first group to step up to help her close that gap.
In all, VoteVets Action Fund spent over $317,000 promoting Tulsi’s incredible biography.

Now, we’re even closer to sending another incredible veteran to Congress,
to add to the growing voice of today’s progressive veterans in the halls of power.
From all of us at VoteVets.org, I want to thank you for helping to make this all possible.
It’s a great day for all of us.

Sincerely,

Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran
Chairman, VoteVets.org
@JonSoltz [twitter.com/jonsoltz ]