Members of the president-elect's team may

names of candidates for cabinet posts to test people's reactions

Members of the president-elect's team may leak, or deliberately disclose, some names of candidates for cabinet posts to test people's reactions.

Explanation:

The team that elects the President of the United States of America are the total of 538 electors and in total they are known as the electoral college. Every elector in this college has one vote to be casted in the process of the general elections.

For a candidate who is in the running to become the President, a total of at least 270 votes are needed from the electoral college in favor of that candidate. This process is followed for the candidate to become the president of the country.