Neither candidate has exactly 'covered himself in/with glory' [=neither candidate has been very successful or impressive] during this campaign.
They are 'basking in the glory' of their success. [=they are enjoying the attention that has been given to them because of their success]
He intends this movie to be the 'crowning glory' [=the final, most successful part or achievement] of his career as a filmmaker.
(..) You were gone. Yara was here. Being ironborn. Leading ironborn. Getting ready to bring us back to glory. Euron: I will build the largest fleet the world has ever seen. Right idea, except I'm the one who's going to build the Iron Fleet (..)2016 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: The Door Season: 6 Episode 5