These complaints come up in the U.S. every 4 years, with someone always saying it isn't "fair." Often, they have no appreciation of the historical reasons for the choice - just an off the cuff response that we don't live in the past.

We have already changed one type of election from representative to direct democracy in the case of national senators, who used to be elected by state legislatures. I personally don't know if I would consider it a successful change.