It’s safe to say the election race is on.We are now 15 days away from voters deciding who will be handed the responsibility of managing this island’s affairs for the next five years.With the business of settling their candidacy in the January 19 general election on Nomination Day complete, candidates are expected to connect with voters one-on-one, online, on platforms, in every possible way to earn their favour and, ultimately, their vote.According to the Electoral and Boundaries Commission, a total of 108 candidates have formally registered to compete in the poll. The breakdown shows both the Barbados Labour Party and the Democratic Labour Party fielding full slates of 30 candidates; the Alliance Party for Progress, 20; Solutions Barbados, 11; New Barbados Kingdom Alliance, 2; Bajan Free Party, 4; Barbados Sovereignty Party, 2; and there are nine independent candidates.