( CNN ) House Speaker John Boehner turned to an unorthodox messenger for his pitch to young Americans panning President Barack Obama 's proposal to offer free community college for everyone : Taylor Swift . The GOP leader paired Swift gifs and GOP arguments opposed to the proposal in a blog item posted to his site Friday that quickly went viral . While the community college proposal `` sounded exciting at first , '' Boehner 's staff writes — paired with a gif of Swift to illustrate the excitement — `` when President Obama said 'free ' what he meant was '60 Billion dollars over 10 years . ' '' `` Not even all the Taylor Swift album sales in the world would cover that bill , '' the post declares , atop a gif of Swift looking perturbed . The post goes on to suggest Obama 's proposal would either require a tax hike or else contribute to the national debt , accompanied by clips from Swift 's music videos that range from infuriated to goofy . Instead , Boehner 's office proposes : `` Would n't it be better if we just worked together to lower costs for folks across the board and improve our children 's education ? '' as Swift applauds in a clip from an awards show . `` Looks like an apology is in order Mr. President , '' the post continues . Boehner spokesman Michael Steel told the Daily Dot the post was an effort to `` reach people where they are . '' `` We are always looking for fun , effective ways to communicate with the American people about President Obama 's failed policies , and our better solutions , '' he said . Swift is a safe pick for the party as it looks to expand its appeal to younger voters in time for the 2016 elections . While Swift has matured over her career , she has n't turned to raunchy moves or lyrics to shed her squeaky-clean teen persona . Indeed , Boehner 's not the only Republican to turn to Taylor Swift to say what their own words ca n't . Newly-minted Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said she would `` shake it off '' when outgoing Sen. Tom Harkin compared her to Swift . And Sen. Ted Cruz 's digital strategist is a huge fan of the pop star . Republicans know there 's a blank space on young voters ' ballots heading into 2016 . Verdict 's still out , though , on whether the GOP love for T Swift will get Millennials to write the GOP 's name .
House Speaker John Boehner turned to pop star Taylor Swift to make his case on President Obama 's free community college proposal . The GOP leader paired Swift gifs and GOP arguments opposed to the proposal in a buzzy blog post . Swift is a favorite of the GOP as it looks to expand its appeal for 2016 .