HoloNet News — Chancellor Palpatine ' s Approval Rating Falls HoloNet News — Chancellor Palpatine ' s Approval Rating Falls , released on December 12 , 2008 , is the third installment in the online HoloNet News podcast series that accompanied the development of the . With a length of about seventy - three seconds , the podcast features a news report on Republic Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ' s public approval ratings falling to 81 % . The podcast was written by Pablo Hidalgo and features the voice talents of David W . Collins and Stephen J . Sansweet . Plot summary . From " Dateline Coruscant " , a HoloNet News agency on the Republic capital planet Coruscant , anchor Rule Davenbay reports that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ' s approval rating among Inner Core citizens has fallen to 81 % . According to the independent polling agency " Chokee & Chokee " , Palpatine ' s approval rating is at its lowest point since the start of the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Davenbay goes on to play an address to the Galactic Senate by Vice Chairman Mas Amedda regarding this latest news . Amid boos from senators , Amedda claims that Palpatine ' s approval ratings are dwindling because the Senate is interfering with the Supreme Chancellor ' s business ; according to Amedda , the Senate is tying up Palpatine ' s plans with bureaucratic nonsense . Davenbay concludes the report by disclosing " Chokee & Chokee " latest collected approval ratings of the Senate , which have dropped to a low 31 % . Development . " HoloNet News — Chancellor Palpatine ' s Approval Rating Falls " is the third podcast installment in the online HoloNet News podcast series written to accompany the development of the . Released on December 12 , 2008 , on StarWars . com , " Chancellor Palpatine ' s Approval Rating Falls " has a run time of approximately seventy - three seconds and features the voice talents of David W . Collins as Rule Davenbay and Stephen J . Sansweet as Mas Ammeda . The podcast was written by Pablo Hidalgo , was co - produced by Hidalgo and Brooks Brown , had sound designed by Collins , and had music composed by Jesse Harlin . Main characters . Palpatine . A male Human and Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars , Palpatine is extremely popular in the Republic , being seen as an intelligent , kind , and benevolent leader . However , Palpatine is secretly a Dark Lord of the Sith named Darth Sidious , who created the Confederacy of Independent Systems and is directing both factions from behind the scenes . His ultimate goal is to rule the galaxy with an iron fist by taking power away from the Galactic Senate and giving it to himself as Supreme Chancellor . Around 21 BBY , Palpatine ' s approval rating among Inner Core citizens has fallen to 81 % , but is still higher than the Galactic Senate ' s approval rating , which is only 31 % . Rule Davenbay . Rule Davenbay is the male host of a news program on " Dateline Coruscant " , a HoloNet News agency . Sometime around 21 BBY , Danebay reports on his show that a recent poll by the independent polling agency " Chokee & Chokee " shows that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ' s approval rating has fallen to 81 % . In his report , Davenbay plays a response by Vice Chairman Mas Amedda to the Galactic Senate about the recent poll , with Amedda blaming the Senate for Palpatine ' s loss in popularity . Davenbay also notes that the Senate ' s approval rating is holding steady at 31 % . Mas Amedda . A male Chagrian , Mas Amedda is the Vice Chairman of the Senate during the Clone Wars , tasked with moderating debates in the Senate . A close advisor and confidant of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , Amedda quickly addresses the Senate when Palpatine ' s approval rating falls to 81 % . Amid a chorus of boos from the gathered senators , Amedda blames the Senate for Palpatine ' s drop in popularity , claiming that the Senate is undermining the Supreme Chancellor ' s war efforts . Amedda ' s speech to the Senate is later played during a HoloNet News report by Rule Davenbay .