It’s a liberal city and I guarantee that her friend and your daughter will turn liberal after two years.
I lived in Seattle for years, still visit often, and have a lot of both conservative and liberal friends there. Like every place else in this world, it takes all kinds! :) This next may sound cliche, but it’s true: if you are prone to seasonal depression, THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU. Fall and Winter are quite dark, wet and brooding; Spring and Summer are somewhat less dark, wet and brooding.
The weather is somewhat offset, however, by the incredible seafood.
It’s a liberal city and I guarantee that her friend and your daughter will turn liberal after two years.
Why should she turn liberal if she’s committed and confirmed in what she knows. I can live right in the middle of liberals, be the ONLY ONE, and I’m not going to be thinking different! ... :-) ...