Sure, public attention flows to the issue of the moment, hence 'it's the economy, stupid', most of the time. Reforming our electoral process is understandably not top of mind  at all times to the average voter who is wondering how to survive the frequent, swift and profound  changes a globalised economy throws at him. This isn't the same as believing our electoral system doesn't matter, or that it is perfect already.  It seems to me that in an era where we are seeing more extreme parties taking power around the world, and having a system where our prime minister has a great deal more power to pursue his agenda than does the US president, we might not want to give up on moving closer to a system that lessened the likelihood of  an extremist of the left or right taking power without much check on this power. It can seem a long time between elections when the horse has the bit in his teeth, and is blind and deaf to the will of the people. Apply this idea to your party of choice......