I think this is a real tragedy. This man obviously had serious mental health problems made worse by the election (or perhaps the election was a proxy for them). My prayers for him and his family.
Maybe more dangerous is the possibility that this young man killed himself for just the reasons that the article stated - as a protest.
At some point, after life has been denigrated to the point of convenience due to the philosophies of Peter Singer and Margaret Sanger and a host of others, life at any point in time becomes merely a 'personal choice.'
In the wake of decades of attacks on traditional Christian values and the incorporation of eastern religious ideas into education, the syncretism of faith, apostacy and political ideology becomes normal.
In a day and age where murderous zealots slaughter thousands and mutilate victims at will, we have a press and intellectual class that actually believes these acts are justified - nay - provoked by the United States and those of us that oppose global chaos.
It is entirely believable to me that a young person in today's society could come to the place - without any mental disability - where the killing of oneselves is perceived as a noble gesture for a higher good.