ACORN, a national organization of community activists, is encouraging people in foreclosure to resist the law and refuse to leave their homes. Twenty-one percent (21%) of Americans support the idea.

But 54% oppose ACORN’s tactic, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Twenty-six percent (26%) are undecided.

Opposition is even higher among homeowners, 60% of whom oppose the idea.

Seventy-six percent (76%) of Republicans oppose the ACORN strategy, as do 54% of adults not affiliated with either major political party. Democrats are closely divided, with 31% in favor of resisting the law and 35% opposed.

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Most Americans (56%), however, do favor a plan forcing banks to stop all mortgage foreclosures for the next six months.

President Obama last week announced a $275-billion housing program which includes help for up to nine million homeowners most at risk of being foreclosed on. The plan includes subsidizing mortgage payments, which most Americans say rewards bad behavior by helping those who bought a bigger house than they could afford.

Forty-five percent (45%) oppose mortgage subsidies for financially troubled homeowners. A majority (53%) opposes a plan for the government to pay off a portion of the principal balance for people who can’t afford their current payments.

According to news reports, ACORN, officially known as the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, has plans to expand its so-called "Home Savers" campaign to more than 20 cities, including New York, Baltimore, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Dallas, and at least three unspecified counties.

ACORN describes itself as “the nation’s largest grassroots community organization of low- and moderate-income people.” Just before the national election in November, 45% of voters believed ACORN was trying to register voters illegally after numerous complains had been raised against the group.

Fifty-eight percent (58%) of whites oppose ACORN’s “Home Savers” idea, as do the plurality (41%) of African-Americans.

Opposition is dramatically higher among higher-income Americans .

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