Michigan Economy

I'm a little baffled about all these people on TV reporting with baited breath that the exit polls in Michigan are showing a ton of concern about the economy. Had they not realized that the Michigan economy was in the shitter before this? I feel like this whole "entire auto industry in collapse" story has been pretty widely reported.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/01/michigan-economy/47954/