I don't think that's true. I recall, barely, that Arkansas Republicans were phoning Rush during the '92 campaign and were spreading the gospel about Clinton almost daily. And the more the Press hyped Clinton, the more Arkansans warned us. (But no one wanted to listen to backwoods Arkansans. Republican or not.)
At the time, with Bush riding high in the plls, we were assured that Bush would mop the floor with Clinton. Even Ross Perot gibed that Sam Walton (whose stores grossed more in revenue than the coffers of Arkansas) knew more more about fiscal responsibility and would make a better President than Bill Clinton. (But Ross was a nut, even then, remember?)
A lot of the truth about Clinton came out early THANKS to Arkansans-- and well in time for the elections. White Water, draft-dodging, drug-dealing, and what later came to be known as "Arkancide" all came first from the mouths of ABC Arkansans.