Romney raffles ride aboard 'Hair Force One'

Mitt Romney told supporters that a donation would enter them for a day-long adventure with the candidate aboard his new plane — or, as Ann Romney apparently calls it, "Hair Force One."

In an e-mail ask to supporters, Romney said two supporters could join him for a full day on the campaign trail.

"I don't know exactly what our itinerary will be, but if you're one of the winners — I can tell you it will be exciting," Romney said. "And, who knows, maybe you and I will come up with a better name for the campaign plane."

While the chance to spend the day with their preferred candidate could be enticing to donors, the campaign plane has had a checkered past for the Romney campaign. Although the plane first debuted last month during the Republican National Convention, it broke down just a few days later after a campaign stop in Richmond, Va. The candidate and senior staff were stuck on the tarmac — and subjected to songs from the traveling press corps' iPods.

Just a week earlier, on a separate charter plane, a secret service agent accidentally left her loaded handgun in the bathroom of the aircraft as the candidate flew to Indianapolis.

The weapon was discovered by a CBS producer who informed the Secret Service about the forgotten firearm, which was then retrieved by agents.

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