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Welcome back. a shocking political story out of the state of missouri this week involved leading candidate for governor in 2016, his apparent suicide and questions over whether the politics of personal destruction have gone too far. we sent kevin tibbles to s tos to missouri to find out what happened. >> reporter: politics personal and tragic, on a day with began that seemed a harmless voice message to the editorial director of the st. louis post dispatch. >> tony this is tom calling. if you can have a reporter here at my house at 2:30. >> reporter: at issue was tom schweik's plan to accuse th...

Family's heritage was apparently being used for politics. >> still in this day and age someone's religious heritage still plays a role. >> and it shouldn't. it is shocking that it does but it should not. >> reporter: and some say that fighting it is what set tom schweich apart. >> he listens to his heart more than political advice. >> reporter: while we may never know the ultimate reason why he did what he did, his death has many asking whether politics have gotten too personal. for "meet the press," kevin tibbles. >> yesterday i spoke more extensively with tony messenger, the editorial page e...

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