Says who? Changed goalposts? Ryan's bill was kept secret for weeks. Moreover, what is negotiation except changing demands?
If you’re to believe Poe and the other reports that came out about the HFC’s tactics, and the lack of contradiction and correction, then yes.
And ‘changing their demands’ means ‘agreeing to vote in one way if these demands are met and then changing your mind AFTER the deal has been struck.’
That is genuine Nasty in terms of game theory. I’m not saying that it’s good or bad, please note. It’s a tactic, nothing more. But it IS the kind of tactic that has a very specific meaning in the business world. And using it marks you.