of recent origin ORLEANS -- Long before they examine for a 2008 presidential nominee.

of recent origin ORLEANS -- Long before they examine for a 2008 presidential nominee, Democrats are looking for the right voter

Party leaders from several states told the Democratic National Committee upon Thursday that their states should finish a bigger voice in picking the nearest nominee because they have more diverse populations than the sum of two units largely white, homogenous states that now dominate the nomination battle -- Iowa and just discovered Hampshire.

"The swing states ne to have a bigger influence in selecting the candidate," said Tom Vogel the executive director of the West Virginia Democratic Party.

State on state, region by region, Democrats from around the abiding habitation argued that only by listening more to their voter can the party win back the White House.

From the southern for example, top Democrats argued that presidential candidates would be stronger if they first had to find a way to appeal to one as well as the other the region's many blacks and