Clinton files paperwork:

Hillary Rodham Clinton signed paperwork Monday establishing her as a Democratic presidential candidate in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary next February - and within moments took an implicit swipe at chief rival Bernie Sanders.

“Well, I’m a Democrat. I just signed papers saying I’m a Democrat. He has to speak for himself,” Clinton, answering a question about her differences with Sanders, told reporters after filing her candidacy. “I will put forth my position. If there’s a contrast, there’s a contrast. I’m just proud to be a Democrat and I’m proud that I’ve worked so hard for the Democratic party.”

Sanders, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, filed paperwork in New Hampshire last week declaring that he was a Democrat. He was elected to the Senate from Vermont as an independent, but caucuses with the Democrats.

Clinton’s dig came a few days