Lets say Trump as an example.
He does not have to come out and say it. He can simply use the media to see for example, Palin, and he talking a lot about the DOE and getting her expertise on Oil.
Then Talking with lets say Duncan Hunter on Border walls. Do the same with all your picks. Keep talking to them exclusively. The public will associate the two.
The media will do all the legwork. They will right article after article linking the two. Trust me, I was in the Biz. And that violates nothing legal I am aware of.
That is fine, and it happens a lot. But when Cruz uses the name Sessions and a specific position in a public venue, it runs dangerously close to an indirect special consideration of a position.
It’s just something he, and all candidates, need to keep in mind.
Also, Freepers who encourage various candidates to name their cabinet, or supreme court nominees, or their choice of U.N. Ambassador need to realize that their candidates are cowards or un-thoughtful of those ideas, they just can’t say it because of this law.