Trump narrows gap with Clinton as Republicans rally in Cleveland - Reuters/Ipsos poll

Republican U.S. Presidential Candidate Donald Trump takes to the stage to introduce his wife Melania at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump narrowed his deficit to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to 7 percentage points from 15 points late last week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday,

Polling was under way on Tuesday at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland to officially nominate Trump as the party's candidate for the Nov. 8 presidential election. Clinton is due to be officially nominated at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia next week.