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.
(..) ...the god ... ...he is a squirrel. Yeah. Then go meet him one... I found god, he used to say. Who has sitting and basking ... ...in glory in subliminal mercy ... I shot knee that son of a bitch ... Yeah, you might wanna close your eyes kid. I'm injured. What happened to you? A bear. (..)2015 The Revenant