A new radio ad running in Sen. Richard Burr's community of Winston-Salem urges him to support the economic stimulus package now being considered by Congress.

The ad, sponsored by Americans United for Change, references conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, who said on his program on January 16, "I hope he fails," of President Barack Obama’s economic recovery plan. The ad urges listeners to call the U.S. Capitol switchboard.

The radio spot, narrated by a female voice, points out that the bill received no Republican votes in the House, and that it now goes to the Senate.

"The question is, Will our senator, Richard Burr, side with Rush Limbaugh too?"

The ad will run this week at WSJS-AM in Winston-Salem, according to Americans United for Change. Also helping to pay for the ad are the MoveOn.org political action committee, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, and the Service Employees International Union.

Burr, a Republican, is up for re-election in 2010. He has said he will not support the economic recovery stimulus bill as it now stands.

After the jump, the script.

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One of North Carolina's most influential lobbying groups gave $23,250 to Sen. Kay Hagan's election campaign, according to new data out from the Center for Responsive Politics.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, a law firm based in Winston-Salem, was the No. 4 donor to her campaign, behind the ideological organizations of Act Blue, EMILY's List and MoveOn.org, Barb Barrett reports.

Womble Carlyle has been slowly building its Washington presence in the past few years and has snagged lobbyists from the likes of Jesse Helms' and Brad Miller's offices. Last year, the law firm began representing Blackwater, the private security contractor based in Moyock.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Womble Carlyle's political action committee donated $1,000 to Hagan's campaign. Individuals affiliated with the law firm gave the rest.

Among Womble Carlyle's other clients are the Iredell Memorial Hospital, Friends of the North Carolina Museum, the N.C. Military Foundation, SAS Institute, the Specialty Tobacco Council and Wake and Mecklenburg counties.