"You need someone like me in Washington," he said, according to [Deborah] Allen and two other abortion-rights activists, whose group was deciding whether to endorse Romney in the 2002 race for governor. Though running for state office, Romney hinted at national ambitions and said he would soften the GOP's position on abortion. The Republicans' hard-line stance, he said, was "killing them."
You can find links within this story, but essentially -- you name the topic -- and Romney has been telling groups privately what they want to hear even if it directly contradicts what he has told other groups.