Mary Katharine Ham

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Mary Katharine Ham is an American political commentator, author and podcast host. She co-authored End of Discussion with Guy Benson and hosts Getting Hammered and Normally. She was a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Institute of Politics in 2017, teaching a course on free speech.

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Mary Katharine Ham on 2026 Midterm Elections, Media, and U.S. Politics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Mary Katharine Ham

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Mary Katharine Ham

Role at the time: Conservative political commentator and podcast host

Condemned

Statement summary

Ham criticizes relying on an estranged mother and predicts that the advertisement will backfire.

“An estranged mom from a rough childhood going straight to camera to trash her daughter as a trustworthy messenger?”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Mary Katharine Ham questions the Acton advertisement's messenger · Mary Katharine HamPost 2112497170083430890, 10:52:28 UTC
Why we used this label

Relative to using Arthur as the advertisement's messenger, Ham expressly rejects the tactic as unpersuasive and likely counterproductive.

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