Just because a member is new, it doesn’t mean they are a paid supporter of someone. I just joined recently, but my mother has read this site for many years, and I finally started too. I decided to join to participate in the interesting discussions I have found and the passion behind this primary election season...but I sure wish I was getting paid for this :)
It seems each campaign has “social media operatives” assigned to establishing user IDs on various sites considered strategic, and then pound the stump for a candidate. Many think it’s where a lot of the recent ugliness comes from. FReepers don’t trust someone who signs up and posts a controversial article the first day either.