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What's wrong with our current system? Lots!

Minority/Plurality Rule
Inevitable, unavoidable trend towards two candidates/voting blocks/parties leading to less choice for voters
Huge advantage to incumbents, huge disadvantage to newcomers leading to less choice for voters
Strategic/Insincere Voting
Encourages and rewards negative campaigning
Lots of wasted votes leading to voter cynicism and disengagement
Very susceptible to Gerrymandering
Spoiler Effect and Vote Splitting

Watch this video for a summary.

In fact, the virtual consensus among those who study voting systems is that First-Past-the-Post, plurality based systems are
THE WORST!