Updated 7:49 p.m. ET

While his GOP rivals worry about the Wisconsin primary, Ron Paul is taking his message about the dangers of rising debt to some of California's most liberal college campuses.

The Texas congressman holds a town hall meeting tomorrow night at California State University at Chico, before traveling to UCLA and Berkeley later in the week.

Paul hasn't won a primary or caucus yet in the GOP presidential race, but he attracts big crowds on the campaign trail -- often at college campuses where his message about the cost of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is often greeted with enthusiasm.

Last week, for example, 1,780 students at the University of Maryland chanted Paul's name when he talked about getting U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, legalizing marijuana and ending the Selective Service system.

"Ron Paul's message of individual liberty, prosperity, and peace resonates with California students and voters," Edward King, national youth director for the Paul campaign, said in a statement.

The Paul campaign reports it has launched 591 "Youth for Ron Paul" chapters across the country since September 2011, and recruited more than 53,600 people to its cause. There are nearly 60 of these student groups for Paul in California, which holds its primary on June 5.

Paul has had difficulty translating his crowd support into votes. John Feehery, a former top congressional aide and a GOP strategist, compared the candidate to a popular indie movie in a Washington Post story about Paul's big crowds.

"He is like an art film that everyone in the artistic film community loves, but it bombs at the box office. He has a small, very passionate following that shouts bigger than its size," Feehery is quoted as saying.