Article content Know who really matters in the mayorâs race at this point? The election keeners. Sure, name recognition for a star candidate is important. But no one raises an army of volunteers without first inspiring a couple diehard believers. Politics is a team sport. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Elise Stolte: She's 'tough' â Election keeners describe how they see the race for mayor Back to video Thatâs why in a survey posted to both the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun webpages last week, we asked early supporters to describe their favourite candidate in three or four words. More than 1,100 Edmonton residents played along. Then I called several just to flesh out the ideas.