Welcome to Trail Guide, your daily tour through the wilds of the 2016 presidential campaign led by the L.A. Times political team. It's Thursday, July 30, and this is what we're watching:
- Donald Trump's attempt to lay out an immigration policy got low marks even from those who ostensibly agree with his views
- Hillary Rodham Clinton noted in an interview that she advocated early on to President Obama that he choose a different strategy to help rebels in the Syrian civil war, which helped give rise to the Islamic State
- And after weeks of restricting access, she is engaging with voters in New Hampshire and Iowa, too.