> If first past the post voting is the worst system possible, why is the US the most powerful country? Having a well-functioning system of representative democ

> If first past the post voting is the worst system possible, why is the US the most powerful country? Having a well-functioning system of representative democracy isn't as strongly correlated with "powerful country" as a bunch of other factors. > It seems like either voting systems don’t matter that much For crowning "powerful countries", no, they may not.