Americans for Prosperity to run pro-Dole ad

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole is about to get some outside help.

After three attack ads from third-party groups have aired, the North Carolina chapter of Americans for Prosperity will take to the airwaves next week to defend Dole.

Spokesman Dallas Woodhouse said that the minute-long ad will air on radio stations across the state. As with the others, it will be an independent expenditure not related to the campaign and is technically an "issue ad" on energy policy.

The ad features a male and a female narrator talking about high gas prices, then noting that Dole has a plan to repeal the ban on offshore drilling.

"Senator Dole has shown real leadership on the energy issue at a time when North Carolina families need it most," the male narrator says.

The group will spend about $150,000 on the ad starting Monday.

Americans for Prosperity is a 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to promoting limited government and lower taxation. It receives funding in part from Raleigh businessman Art Pope and small donors.

Script after the jump.

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Sounds of traffic.

MALE NARRATOR: You've seen the bad news.

FEMALE NARRATOR: We're pushing $4 a gallon and these skyrocketing prices are hammering North Carolina families.

MALE: It's time for bold action, yet Congress hasn't lifted a finger.

Guitar music plays.

FEMALE: But North Carolina is lucky. We have a senator who's leading the fight to lower energy prices, Elizabeth Dole.

MALE: Senator Dole has a real plan to lower gas prices. It's called the Gas Price Reduction Act.

FEMALE: The United States is home to a vast supply of oil, estimated at over 2 trillion barrels.

MALE: The Dole plan lifts the ban on offshore exploration and oil shale development and continues to promote conservation.

FEMALE: Senator Dole understands increasing production here at home means jobs for hard-working North Carolinians.

MALE: Senator Dole has shown real leadership on the energy issue at a time when North Carolina families need it most.

FEMALE: Call Senator Elizabeth Dole today at 919-856-4630 and tell her thanks for all she's doing to lower gas prices.

MALE: Paid for by Americans for Prosperity, which is responsible for the content of this advertising and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. On the Web at AmericansforProsperity.com.