Would Clinton really have done that much better than Obama in Appalachia?

[ReelectCarterMondale!]

I ask this because while many of these voters are registered as Democrats, they vote consistently conservatively both in primaries and in the general election. Furthermore, the last few cycles seem to indicate that this region is down more on the national party and what it stands for and that even conservative Democrats have had a difficult time electorally-speaking. These people supported neither Gore nor Kerry, both white men - one a southerner. Would they really have supported Hillary in greater numbers than they supported Barack? And if so, by how much?

I get that Sarah Palin wouldn't have been picked with Clinton as the nominee, would this have given her an opening against "moderate McCain" in the region? Discuss...