"Obviously, today's announcement by Ford will negatively impact Granholm as many of the cuts, particularly the white collar ones, affect Michigan residents."
No doubt. Of course, she isn't running Ford. She isn't the one running an absolutely pathetic marketing division. She also isn't the one who decided not to invest in upgrading their car offerings (note: their reliability is actually pretty good - but their designs are stale)....
Michigan is just far too reliant on the auto industry. Not to quote Captain Obvious, but the entire state's economy (and state budget deficit/surplus) rely on the auto industry being in good shape.