Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, July 10, 2012

• Rep. Larry Kissell, D-8th, is being shunned by local Democrats for his endorsement of a vote repealing the Affordable Care Act and his refusal to back President Obama for re-election.

• Democrat Hayden Rogers, who hopes to replace his boss Heath Shuler as the representative to the 11th Congressional District, will get a big financial boost from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

• American Action Network is preparing an ad buy in Charlotte backing Richard Hudson over Scott Keadle in the GOP primary for the 8th Congressional District.

• 9th District GOP rivals Jim Pendergraph and Robert Pittenger met in what’s likely to be their only debate before the July 17 runoff.

• The latest ad from the Obama campaign targets pro-choice women.