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Paul broke his 13 percent ceiling in the latest Bloomberg News poll. In Iowa, he came in second at 19 percent, but with the margin of error considered, Paul is in a statistic dead heat with Herman Cain, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. In New Hampshire, Paul sits at 17 percent, second only to Romney.

"It comes at a good time, I mean we're about to vote,” Ron Paul supporter Alan Smith said. “So it's the most important time. The more exposure he gets, I think the more people will warm up to his ideas."

Political experts argue the latest polls are better measures of the candidate field. They are also better than national surveys because voters in the key states are paying more attention to the nominees, knowing the key role they play in shaping the Republican field.

"I think this will influence the rest of the country when they see how well he's doing, because a lot of feedback I get is 'I like Ron Paul, but he can't win,’" Smith said.

Paul also fared well Wednesday with voters on opposite ends of the country. He won straw polls in South Carolina and San Diego.

Despite the recent strides, Paul goes largely unmentioned in the mainstream media.

"Some of these other candidates, when we learn more about them, they get less popular,” Smith said. “With Ron Paul, the more you learn about him, the more popular he gets."

To be fair to media outlets attempting to cover Paul in an equal fashion, reaching his campaign can be a challenge.

YNN has left several phone messages and sent numerous emails to his campaign, but have never heard back.