The phrase "a difficult state for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a challenging situation or condition that affects someone or something.
Example: "The pandemic created a difficult state for many businesses struggling to stay afloat."
Alternatives: "a challenging situation for" or "a tough condition for".
"This is a difficult state for a candidate such as ours," Dees said.
If Virginia becomes slightly Democratic-leaning, it could be a difficult state for Republicans to win back.
In some ways, it might even be doing her a favor to have an excuse not to run in New Hampshire, which was likely to be a difficult state for her even under the best of circumstances.
Mississippi is a difficult state for anyone to live in.
Kean has insisted he will not resign, but Shearer admits it is a difficult state of affairs for the 44-year-old former Fulham, Real Socieded and Coventry assistant manager.
"What's happening here is not discrimination against minorities, but there's simply a difficult state of affairs for everyone here in Pakistan".
"The retail industry has been in a very difficult state for the last few years," said Masao Kiuchi, president of Seiyu.
Later, when asked why Michigan seemed to be proving a more difficult state for him to win than expected, Mr. Romney again returned to the Santorum "robocalls".
The decision will make Wisconsin one of the more difficult states for Democrats to keep in next year's election.
But the single biggest reason is probably the state's Medicaid program, which has some of the nation's most severe limits and complicated eligibility rules and thus makes Texas "one of the most difficult states for someone to figure out how to get enrolled," said Diane Rowland, executive vice president of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a research organization.
Changes in the state constitution can be required that make it possible to raise taxes without a two-thirds majority of the state legislature, a difficult hurdle for tax hikes.
