But what about the candidates?! Try to top those and then we'll talk.
Faults of a slow democracy are easy to see but benefits are not so much. You see move fast break things is not how you deal with people's life. The system is in place and it has immense constitution powers granted. Once the literacy increases so would the quality of candidates. If you look at ADR databases and compare it with regional GDP as well as educational levels you would see a clear trend towards a net positive.
The slop isn't as high as we would like it but it's positive and that's how democracies work.